Saarbrucken – Change of government in the Saar! On April 25, Anke Rehlinger (46, SPD) is officially elected Prime Minister of Saarland. But the expectations of the politician are high. At least that’s what Uwe Jun (59) thinks. The political scientist sees the Saarland facing major challenges that need to be overcome. “It will not … Read more
Explosive files surfaced Adenauer had the SPD spied on for years 04/08/2022, 10:07 p.m Confidential documents from the SPD party executive regularly landed on Konrad Adenauer’s desk. The first German chancellor is said to have studied them extensively. Spies even reported complaints from comrades that their campaign papers were unsexy to the CDU. According to … Read more
Nfter seven months on the high seas, the frigate “Bayern” is due to return to Wilhelmshaven this Friday in hurricane weather. Behind the warship lies an 80,000-kilometer journey to distant Tokyo, which not only had stormy moments in the North Sea. Around two years ago, the federal government decided to intensify international cooperation with the … Read more
Disconnected: Many seniors miss being able to simply pick up the phone or go to the bank branch. Image: Vario The pandemic has accelerated digitization at a rapid pace. This leaves older people in particular out, even with the simplest things of everyday life. The protest is growing because there are no good inclusion strategies. … Read more
Friedrich Merz, CDU party chairman The Saarlander spoke out in favor of raising the minimum wage. (Foto: imago images/photothek) Berlin CDU leader Friedrich Merz is campaigning for a reduction in fuel taxes in view of the sharp rise in energy prices. “The new federal government could curb the massive increase in energy costs by reducing state … Read more
Republican US Senator Jim Risch called on Germany to review its course. As part of the announced reinforcement of troops in Europe, the first additional American soldiers landed in Poland on Saturday. Russia sent fighter jets to neighboring Belarus for a maneuver. Meanwhile, diplomatic efforts to resolve the conflict continued. Parallel to the Scholz appointment … Read more
The new chairman, 66 years old, born in Brilon, Sauerland, almost in tears, thanked him for “the strong mandate.” At the party conference, Merz indicated the direction he wanted to take: “Powerful opposition in the federal government” had to be the CDU , win the next state elections and develop their own ideas, which lead … Read more
Maintenance of a wind turbine in the district of Zwickau. The state government has agreed on conditions for new plants. Photo: dpa/dpa/Jan Woitas The “house war” in Saxony is over. For months, the coalition had been arguing bitterly about how the distance regulation for wind turbines should be designed in detail. In the 2019 government … Read more